Valley News from West Lebanon, New Hampshire • 1

'Index I Aim Landera Bridge Classified Ads Comics Community Crossword Entertainment Hetoise Horoscope 19 17 LocalRegion 2-4 16-18 Obituaries 4 19 Opinion 12 14 Sports 79 Television IS Transactions 10 19 WoridNation 5-6 Volume 29: Number 241 Published For The Upper Connecticut River Valley Tuesday March 23 1982 258 Connecticut Opponents Of Hart Island Dam by rapping Us knuckles on a I metal chair at the front of the MARK TRAVIS TOM CLEVELAND or spoke from the floor are dearly among the project's supporters Their major concern appears to be land they betteve will be flooded by the dam including prime farmland along the river new major fear is' that the developers the town of Windsor and a group of Vermont municipal utilities will be able to get a federal license for the project without a full hearing for the local percent A preliminary estimate placed the cost of the project at 136 million The project as proposed would generate 15 megawatts of electricity The site touches the town lines of Plainfield and Hartland control of the pnriect will run out next January unless the town fakes the next step filing for the i Taylor and Lockwood who both farm near the river have been very suspicious even development of existing sites The town of Windsor has been given eachwffederriautliority to studjf develop a license apjlattmInJanu-ary the selectmen signed an agreement with the Vermont Public Power Supply Authority for Joint ownership of the project The utility has committed as much as IB million far the study much of which would be used in the application Windsor will commit no money but would have only a minority share of the-project between 10 and 35 to the Roger Lamson a North Hartland resident and a hydropower developer told the group its fiat is best fought at the state level not in Washington In order for the federal Ucenee to be granted Lamaon said New Hampshire and Vermont both must certify that water quality be harmed by the project In both states he said the group could request local hearings New Hampshire a water quality certificate is typically grantee! Lamson "Vermont is different They have been very suspicious of dam development and they folding hall "I- would say that there is a very distinct possibility that a dam in this area of the Connecticut River could be Taylor told the audience Bob Linck a member of the Connecticut River Watershed Council a private environmental group said the proposed project would involve a 51-toot Ugh aam between 1300 and 1300 feet wide according to studies done by International (Continued on page 10) DAM Valley News Writers PLAINFIEu) A number of people who live or make their living on the Connecticut banks may be banding together to oppose plane or a dam near Hart Island About 100 people gathered at the Plainfield Town HaU last night for an organizational meeting of the Hart Island Committee a group described by its organizers as concerned about but not yet opposed to the proposed hydroelectric dam But many who addressed the meet- opponents AWhat is it ia asked Jot O'Neil of White River Junction and director of Trout Unlimited "A dictatorship or is it somebody supposed to listen in Plainfield had announced last t's gathering at town meeting ylor gaveled the meeting into Waiting Game Robert Boisvert site off by himself in the Lebanon City Had 'courtroom last night enduring the recount of -c the ballots from the sWsrd II city council In that election Incumbent Boisvert state Rep i Roger Wood by a mere votes Boisvert 'doesn't look worried he didn't hae to be The recount affirmed his five-vote victory Rpge 4 '') 'tfa i Ta 1 TWBf MM IQsIT TvvRV Inflation Up Only Slightly In February WASHINGTON (AP) Tempered by falling gasoline prices inflation rose at an annual rate of just 3 percent in February the smallest increase since July 1900 The small gain was much the product of the sharp recession economists said In advance of report by the Labor Department some economists even predicted that the recession a worldwide oil surplus and abundant food supplies might actually produce small declines in the Consumer Price Index in the cgming months For February the deportment reported today inflation rose a seasonally adjusted 03 percent off from the 03 percent of January February's gain was well under the 1 percent increase of- February 1951 If last figure held far 13 straight months the annual rate would be 3 percent White House spokesman Larry Speakes said in response to the inflation report believe good news for every American and it shows a steady decline in inflation over the past several months president has cut inflation cut the budget made good on his Speakes For all of 1961 inflation rose 89 percent well below the 134 nercent of 1960 and the smallest increase in four years Most analysts are forecasting an increase ranging from 6 percent to 7 percent far all of this year mart said food prices wHmtmH 06 percent in February a little lower than January's 07 percent Housing coats were up 04 percent about in line with the pine of the last three months Energy ctista however tumbled as did prices for new cars due to the rebate programs offered by domestic automakers Gasoline prices fell 33 percent after a 17 percent drop in January Last decline was the biggest since the 37 percent drop of April 1981 New car prices were down 0J percent following a 01 percent fall in the previous month For other segments of the economy report said: Housing costs were up 04 percent last month The cost of homes went up 04 percent while mortgage rates fell 03 percent Rent race 04 percent Fuel oil prices and electricity (Continued on page 10) INFLATION Lose License Go To Jail: Some Lawmakers Object To Plan those an official said back to the 1930s If we suspended a license and it was never reinstated still carried on our books Some of the people might be dead moved awa whatever trying to get our files way or updated insurance company cancels your policy because you didn't pay your premium on time if company cancels didn't pay She said legislators should take a look at the possible costs to the taxpayers of increasing the number of laws that impose mandatory jau sentences Hoyt an attorney noted that Judges have the authority to Jail an Individual fpr up to 30 days far driving after license suspension He said that Corrections Commissioner William Conway anticipated the correctional centers could handle the nine or 10 new admissions daily that would be caused by mandatory Jail sentences the increased paperwork that he appeared to be worried Hoyt Mid As for the eventual cost of imposing fail sentences for misdemeanor offenses he added the House is fairly heedless of the consequences of its actions Chamberlain Mid amendment needs more thought We would have a transportation problem here in this area if a woman were (Continued on page 10) LICENSES can have your license suspended far all sorts of things Hoyt said your you forgot to pay a 615 speeding ticket there are a lot of very minor things that can result in license suspension" Hoyt who fa the Judiciary Committee chairman said the committee showed support for mandatory Jail sentences for driving after suspension when the suspension was for a conviction for driving while intoxicated or other serious offenses not averse to some kind of mandatory Jail sentence in such cases Or for the the people who will continue to drive 1 regardless of now many times they are convicted of offenses and their licenses are Hoyt said According to i state Department of Motor Vehicl 360930 licensed drivers in the state Licenses under suspension total 53491 but some of By JANICE AITKEN Vatin News Staff Writer WHITE RIVER JUNCTION Local legislators and the Windsor County sheriff yesterday voiced doubts about the need for a two-day mandatory fail sentence for drivers convicted of driving after license suspension The representatives and Sheriff Mike Chamberlain said the proposed measure is too inclusive and needs a tighter focus to be workable 1 The House Transportation Committee last week unanimously endorsed the punitive measure It was added to Senate fall S-306 which deals with technical changes to the fatal accident statute A hearing on the amendment was scheduled for this afternoon at the Sfatehouse in Montpelier The bill is expected to be discussed on the House floor tomorrow (the mandatory jail sentence amendment) created quite an uproar in the House Judiciary Rep 'Norris Hoyt D-Norwich said yesterday In 1961 1700 people were arrested for driving after license suspension Rep Millie Small R-Hartford believes that the fail sentence provision reflects the Legislature's effort to a message to the courts and law enforcement officials that people are complaining about the way offenders are away with all get calls faom our constituents asking us when are we going to do something about the loopholes In the law the people that get off on Small saia Bid she added often the legislators are unaware of the final effect of tightening up the statutes most legislators are poorly informed on the complications of the legal system and how it she said -Tuesday's News- Survivors Of Hiroshima Plead For End To Nuclear Arms Race WASHINGTON (AP) Their voices quavered and their faces were still scarred and puffed from the first atomic attack They were survivors of Hiroshima and yesterday they pleaded with members of Congress for an end to the nuclear arms race think God has spared some of us from this holocaust to give us an opportunity to say to the people of the world that the things we are doing are not preserving the peace but are Just goiifa on the pathway of Mid Dr Mytwo TomoMwa of Watsonville Calif say that after you die there is heaven and hell" Hid Hiroko Harris of Baltimore believe that I believe hen is that Tomouwa and Mrs Harris were among four people all of them teen inducements for the Soviets to reduce their level of arms Rep Edward Markey D-Mass a leading Houm sponsor of the freeze uid at yesterday's forum have a hard time figuring out how stopping the arms race can be arms control policy' I have even difficulty figuring out how the arms race fa good arms Markey uid the resolution now has 150 representatives as cosponsors in the Democra tic-controlled Houm The resolution faces a tougher fight in the Senate where Sen Mart Hatfield ROre is a leading sponsor But many in the Republican majority support the administration Administration officials have indicated that they are prepared- to enter arms reduction talks as soon as the martial law regime in Poland which they blame on the Soviets is relaxed Sen Alan Cranston D-Calif who endorsed a nuclear freeze ballot resolution in California in January termed the freeze proposal call for an administration which has been in office for 14 months to finally come up with a position on the No 1 issue of' our time strategic nuclear arms the traces of their ordeal of almost 37 years ago Shigeko SaMmori now a nurse in Studio City Calif Mid feel that all the people who died of the bomb and not just of the bomb bid of the war these spirits are telling me to tell the people who never have experienced toe suffering and the pain have a mission to tell and show thpm what happened and that is why I Kirnuko Laskey of Vancouver B-C said her face was torn open by the blast of the bomb and doctors tom her -she heeded immediate surgery even though they had no anesthetic started going through my face with a very heavy she Hid wm pleading all the time me Please leave me Tomouwa Hid one of his most vivid memories wai of the stench of the injured unable to obtain treatment after maggots infested their wounds shall never forget that he -uid The nuclear freeze resolution was introduced March 10 and was immediately denounced by Secretary of State Alexander Haig Jr as only bad defense and security policy" bid a He away any Theaters Razed Over 160 people including such stars as Colleen Dewhurst Richard Gere Celeste Holm and Tammy Grimes were arrested in New York yesterday for trespassing when they moved into the path of machines waiting to raze the Helen Hayes and Morosco theaters Their protests failed: the Supreme Court 'earlier in the day ruled that demolition of the theaters could proceed resulting in scenes like the one above by late afternoon Page 18 -agers during the historic raid on Hiroshima Japan in August 1945 who testified at a forum put on by supporters of a nuclear weapons freeze have lived through moments of terror that few people on this planet have ever known and I pray no people wfll ever know Mia Sen Edward Kennedy D-Masa a lead- varying degrees the faces and the demeanor of the survivors showed Kimuko Laskey wipes away tears at public forum Inside New Hampshire Public Television Channel 15 Going Dark June 4 For the first time since he resigned in disgrace in 1969 Abe Fortes returned to the Supreme Court yesterday this tiihe as a lawyer with client Page 6 Under NCAA rules collegiate student athletes are supposed to live up to certain: academic standards to retain their eligibility But a Judge's ruling in Minnesota recently has cast a new light upon the relationship of collegiate athletics and education Page 7 I Elba Chase Nelson faced considerable odds as New first woman candidate for governor in 1934 sheras a communist as well Page 11 such towns Lyme Enfield and Grafton aZ well Singer Hid are option for most who will lose Channel programming They may obtain cable television service or they may be able to rereive Channel 11 itself His letter notes that NHPTV will install a new Channel ll transmitter late this year or early next year which may give a clearer signal for Upper Valley viewers Meanwhile Singer said NHPTV will seek to offset some of the government aid cuts with contributions from private businesses and individuals of my mandate is to try and increaM private sector he Mid federal commitment of 6456000 he said He added that up to a 50 parent cut fa expected in two years In addition Singer said state aid this year ia down 30 percent to 9610741 State dollars represent about 38 percent of NHPTV total budget And while revenue has declined Singer Mid costs to operate the Channel 15 transmitter have soared to about 675JXN) an- nually Gable television has also contributed to Paul 15's problems by cutting into its audience Channel 15 transmits the programs of Channel 11 in Durham and thaw programs are also transmitted locally by cable The result Singer said is By RICH BARLOW Valley News Staff Writer HANOVER Inflated costs and declining federal and state aid will fane New Hampshire Public Television to shut down its Hanover transmitter Channel 15 after 14 years on the air The station win stop broadcasting June 4 In a news release Arthur Sir general manager of NHPTV said the i sion to close wm made for financial reason after a long de study of our coats in operating mat mitter vs its vie warship" This morning Singer said NHPTV will tone between HOOAOO and 915IL000 ia federal subsidies in the fiscal year h-gtmiwf July 1 That represents about S3 percent of fas that Channel is is left with an estimated viewing audience of only about 300 to 350 households In contrast Channel 11 serves more than 100000 households he Mid figures Just be Justified Although Channel 15 is supposed to serve primarily New Hampshire residents Singer noted that much of the audience is in Vermont Davis Griffiths NHPTV planning and policy administrator estimates that one quarter of the viewers live acrow the Connecticut River in towns such Hartford Woodstock and Norwich 1 In New Hampshire Griffiths said the main service area is Hanover and Lebanon although there are viewers in The Weather It will be fair and seasonable tonight and tomorrow with a chance of showers to close out the week The official snow depth at the North Hartland Dam this morning was 164 inches Sunset today is at 6:05 pm Sunrise tomorrow fa at 5:46 am Deteus page 4.